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Direct linkZehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2004
At a time when many states are poised to roll out new standardized tests to evaluate English-language proficiency in unprecedented depth, California is balking at carrying out a federal requirement to test the literacy of young children who are learning English. Recently, the California board of education decided to ask the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Grade 1, Kindergarten, Standardized Tests
